Yes, all pain is indeed real.
Thanks again for sharing.
Sherry P Tennessee
>----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherry Marie" <SMGNWV@aol.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of list ADHESIONS" <adhesions@forum.obgyn.net>
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 2:13 PM
Subject: A few thoughts on pain...
> I suffer from adhesions and fibromyalgia. Chronic pain has become a
> part of my life. I try to consider pain to be a part of living. It is
> an expected and necessary part of our interface with the environment.
> Pain can be viewed as a reminder of being alive. Fear, anxiety and
> depression can modulate one's perception of how bad the pain is. One's
> pain threshold can be elevated or lowered based on emotional responses.
> Chronic pain persists long after we would expect it to go away. It can
> disrupt virtually every aspect of our normal pattern of living. And it
> may ultimately require us to make some major, long-term changes in our
> life-style. All pain is real, whether or not physicians can find a
> clinical reason for it. It's your body and you know if something hurts!
> Doubting your own perceptions will just add emotional pain to the
> physical pain you are already experiencing. I feel a support group
> helps to give validity to your personal experience, as well as allow you
> to vent your feelings fo depression or anger. Realize that it's O.K.
> Sherry Marie
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